Shirley Chisholm’s groundbreaking career as the first Black woman in Congress included an unlikely alliance that revealed her ...

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In 1969, Shirley Chisholm became the first Black U.S. congresswoman at 44 years old. The Brooklyn representative’s objection to her assignment on the agriculture committee reads today as a justified ...

Shirley Chisholm had a spirit unlike any other. She was a woman of many firsts: the first Black woman to be elected into Congress and the first Black woman to run for president. Nicknamed “Fighting ...

The film follows Chisholm's historic 1972 presidential campaign. Regina King stars as Shirley Chisholm, the first Black U.S. congresswoman, in the official trailer for "Shirley." According to its ...

Buckle up, because there's a new bingeable TV series coming to your living room: Mrs. America, which tells the story of the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. in the 1970s. The first ...

The story of the first Black congresswoman is heading to the big screen. Danai Gurira will star in “The Fighting Shirley Chisholm,” portraying the titular political trailblazer in a story that follows ...

Tell Me More explores stories of prominent women in its series Tell Me More About Women's History. Shirley Chisholm: Portrait Of A Pioneer Tell Me More explores stories of prominent women in its ...

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